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Pelosi prevents debate and vote on domestic drilling

Posted 04 Aug 2008 in Democrats, hypocrisy, liberals, Nancy Pelosi, oil and gas


Under the guise of “saving the planet”, House Speaker Dictator Nancy Pelosi ordered the Worst Congress in History to shut off the lights and microphones to prevent a debate and vote on what an overwhelming majority (69% to 81%) of Americans are demanding: an increase in domestic oil drilling.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the Democrats adjourned the House and turned off the lights and killed the microphones, but Republicans are still on the floor talking gas prices.

Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and other GOP leaders opposed the motion to adjourn the House, arguing that Pelosi’s refusal to schedule a vote allowing offshore drilling is hurting the American economy. They have refused to leave the floor after the adjournment motion passed at 11:23 a.m. and are busy bashing Pelosi and her fellow Democrats for leaving town for the August recess.

At one point, the lights went off in the House and the microphones were turned off in the chamber, meaning Republicans were talking in the dark. But as Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz..) was speaking, the lights went back on, and the microphones were turned on shortly afterward.
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“This is the people’s House,” Rep, Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) said. “This is not Pelosi’s politiburo.”

This weekend on ABC’s This Week, she floated some rehearsed talking points and couldn’t even answer questions about her overbearing tactics.

SPEAKER PELOSI: This is a diversionary tactic from a failed energy policy… [Now THERE'S a Freudian slip! - R_V]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: But if you feel you have the better arguments why not give a straight up or down vote for drilling?

SPEAKER PELOSI: Because the misrepresentation is being made that this going to reduce the price at the pump. This is, again, a decoy, this is not a solution.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Well but if you’re right, why not let it be debated out and have the vote?

SPEAKER PELOSI: We have a debate very single day on this subject. What you saw in the Congress this week was the war dance of the handmaidens of the oil companies. That’s what you saw on the Republican side of the aisle.

More class warfare rhetoric from a shrew who can’t tolerate discussion of the issue nor heed the mandate of the American people. Just a reminder, this imperious stunt is from the demagogue who used to trumpet on her own biography:

Pelosi has pledged to restore integrity and civility to the People’s House and preside over the most honest and open Congress in history. As Leader, Pelosi authored principles for civility to reduce partisanship in House operations and to ensure the rights of the minority in all House activity.

Currently, her bio has been stripped of the embarrassing “most honest and open” hogwash, but for some reason the claim of civility and integrity remain. Yet another of her long list of failures.

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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